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Coyotes look to bounce back against Sharks

Jan 13, 2007 - 4:17 PM San Jose (29-15-0) at Phoenix (20-21-2) 9:00 pm EST

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) --The Phoenix Coyotes knew that they would have to cool off at some point.

The Coyotes, who are still under .500, will look to bounce back from their first loss of 2007 when they take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Phoenix suffered a 5-1 loss to Detroit on Thursday, snapping a seven-game winning streak. The Coyotes hadn't won seven straight contests since reeling off eight in a row from November 16-December 2, 1999.

In its last contest, Yanic Perreault scored his team-leading 14th goal and Mikael Tellqvist made 40 saves for the Coyotes, who lost in regulation for the first time since December 21.

The first two wins of Phoenix's impressive streak came against the Sharks in a home-and-home series. Phoenix posted a 3-2 win on December 28 and added an 8-0 drubbing just two days later.

After a 5-4 win over Los Angeles on Thursday, San Jose has won four of its last five games to recover from the embarrassing home-and-home sweep against Phoenix. Patrick Marleau established a franchise record with his 207th goal and added an assist in the win.